Penang Plants Historic Tamarind Sapling From Sun Yat Sen’s 143-Year-Old Tree
A tamarind sapling propagated from the century-old tree Dr Sun Yat Sen planted at his ancestral home in Guangdong has taken root in Penang,...
Junk Journal Fans Travel the World for Penang Heritage Stamps
A couple from Inner Mongolia flew to Penang just for heritage stamps. Bank manager Winston Wang, 32, and his wife Serene Zhang, 31, were in...
Flash Flood Hits Religious School in Penang, 73 Students Safe
Seventy-three students at a religious school in Simp Ampat, Penang, were safely evacuated after a flash flood inundated parts of the school compound on...
Penang’s First CSO Notices All Target Jawi Cigarette Litter
Penang’s first three Community Service Order notices all went to Jawi, and all for the same offence: cigarette butts.
The three notices were issued within...
Penang Hawkers Reject Free Water as Costs Rise
Penang hawkers say a proposal to make plain drinking water free at all licensed eateries would cut into the one revenue stream keeping many...
Penang Records Fourth Construction Death as DOSH Enforcement Continues
An Indonesian construction worker was killed on 1 JULY when a scaffolding working platform fell from the eighth floor of a building at a...
Court of Appeal Dismisses Reclamation Challenge but Questions State Authority Over Territorial Sea
The Court of Appeal’s dismissal of an appeal against the Penang South Reclamation project has left both sides claiming victory and exposed a jurisdictional...
Penang Free Hospital Shuttle Costs Half What Was Projected as Ridership Doubles
Six months after launching, Penang’s free hospital shuttle is carrying twice the expected passengers at nearly half the originally projected cost. The Central Area Transit...
Penang Culled 24% More Birds in June as New Law Lets Courts Punish Feeders
Penang island bird culls jumped 24% in June as the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) ramped up enforcement days before new laws gave courts...
Penang Silicon Island LRT Depot Land Set for May Handover
Land for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) depot on Silicon Island is expected to be handed over to MRT Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRTC) as...
